Nyree Roberts

Nyree Roberts

Personal information
Born	(1976-03-10) March 10, 1976 (age 49) Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey)
College	Old Dominion (1994–1998)
WNBA draft	1998: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Drafted by	Houston Comets
Position	Center
Career history
1998–1999	Houston Comets
1999	Washington Mystics
Career highlights
WNBA Champion (1998) Third-team All-American – AP (1998) CAA Player of the Year (1998) CAA All-Defensive Team (1998) 2x First-team All-CAA (1997, 1998)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Nyree Khadijah Roberts (born March 10, 1976) is an American professional women's basketball player.

She was raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, ^[1] where she attended and played prep basketball at St. Anthony High School. ^[2]

As a forward/center at Old Dominion University, Roberts was named to the Final Four All Tournament team in 1997. ^{[1] [3]}

Roberts played in the WNBA from 1998 to 1999 as a member of the Houston Comets and Washington Mystics. ^[4] During the 2000 expansion draft on December 15, 1999, Roberts was selected by the Indiana Fever but ultimately never played for the Fever. ^[5]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1998	Houston	14	0	3.9	85.7	0.0	57.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.1
1999	Houston	4	0	4.3	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3
	Washington	8	0	7.8	60.0	0.0	57.1	1.3	0.1	0.6	0.1	1.3	2.0
Career	2 years, 2 teams	26	0	5.2	66.7	0.0	56.3	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.3

College

College statistics ^[6]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	BPG	PPG
1994–95	Old Dominion University	33	266	53.8%	40.9%	5.2	0.5	0.7	8.1
1995–96	Old Dominion University	32	329	58.7%	55.6%	4.5	0.8	1.7	10.3
1996–97	Old Dominion University	36	613	65.2%	54.7%	8.0	0.8	2.1	17.0
1997–98	Old Dominion University	32	646	63.2%	51.3%	12.0	0.9	2.0	20.2
Career		133	1854	61.5%	51.0%	74.0	0.8	0.5	13.9

References

1. "Player Bio: Nyree Roberts". odusports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
2. "From Jersey City To Glory Nyree Now Noticed At ODU", New York Daily News , March 30, 1997. Accessed July 22, 2024. "She comes from the land of Hurleys, St. Anthony High School in Jersey City. Except that Nyree Roberts is from the other side of the gym divider, from the girls' program."
3. Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
4. "Nyree Roberts WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
5. "2000 WNBA Expansion Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
6. "ODU Media Guide" (PDF). www.odusports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.